ecotone
noun
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
ecotonal
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a word derived from
ecotone.
Example Sentences
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In Mesa Verde P. truei and P. maniculatus occur together only at the fringes of the pinyon-juniper woodland, where ecotonal areas provide less than optimum habitats for both species.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
As mentioned earlier, P. truei and P. maniculatus occur together in ecotonal areas between the forest and grassy or brushy areas.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
It may have been, in part, the presence of P. leucopus in the ecotonal region which made it unsuitable for P. maniculatus.
From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin
Individuals of P. maniculatus venture into ecotonal areas lying between grasslands and pinyon-juniper forest, or between sagebrush and pinyon-juniper forest.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
